Trevor Pettit is a politician

Politician

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 in Ontario, Canada

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. He was a Progressive Conservative

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 member of the Ontario legislature from 1995 to 1999.

Before entering politics, Pettit was the North American sales director of Valley City Manufacturing Co. He was elected to the provincial legislature in the 1995 provincial election

Ontario general election, 1995

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, defeating future Liberal

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 cabinet minister Marie Bountrogianni

Marie Bountrogianni

Marie Bountrogianni BA, MEd, D.Ed is a psychologist, politician, and was the President and Executive Director of ROM Governors. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty.Bountrogianni was born in Hamilton,...

 by 1,028 votes. Incumbent New Democrat Brian Charlton

Brian Charlton

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 finished third.

Pettit was a backbench supporter of Mike Harris

Mike Harris

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's government during his time in the legislature. He advocated the amalgamation of Hamilton with neighbouring municipalities, a policy initiative which was passed during the Harris government's second term.

Pettit lost to Bountrigianni by about 2,500 votes in the 1999 provincial election

Ontario general election, 1999

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. In 2010 he attempted to unseat incumbent Scott Duvall for the position of Hamilton city councillor in Ward Seven, but was unsuccessful.

He endorsed Frank Klees

Frank Klees

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 for the leadership of the Ontario PC Party in 2004.